Table 1.
Summary of Subjects' Socio-demographic Information
| Criteria | Focus Group Population |
Focus Group Severity | Content Validation Population |
Content Validation Severity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe | Moderate | Mild | In Remission |
Severe | Moderate | Mild | In Remission |
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| Sample size | 38 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Gender (Female) | 26 (68.4%) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 (85.0%) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Age Mean ± SD (in years) [Range] |
47.7 [25-66] |
50 [25-66] |
44 [34-54] |
49 [34-63] |
44 [29-56] |
43.7 [26-74]) |
40.5 [35-46]) |
43.1 [26-52]) |
44.7 [27-74]) |
44.3 [31-60]) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Black/African American | 6 (15.8%) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 (10.0%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hispanic/Latino (of any race) |
0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (15.0%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| White/Caucasian | 29 (76.3%) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 (65.0%) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Multiracial | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Missing data | 3 (7.9%) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 (21.1%) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 8i (21.1%) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 6 (15.8%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 (25.0%) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| New York | 8 (21.1%) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 (21.1%) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (30.0%) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (25.0%) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| California | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (20.0%) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Born in U.S. | ||||||||||
| Yes | 35 (92.1%) | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 (95.0%) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| No | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Missing data | 3 (7.9%) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level of education | ||||||||||
| Less than high school | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Some high school | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| High school diploma or GED |
7 (18.4%) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 (15.0%) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Some college | 9 (23.7%) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 (25.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vocational school or certificate programi | 2 (5.3%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| College or university degree (2- or 4- year) |
9 (23.7%) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 (40.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Graduate degree | 7 (18.4%) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 (10.0%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Missing data | 4 (10.5%) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (10.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Work status | ||||||||||
| Full-time or part-time | 16 (42.1%) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 (40.0%) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Full-time or part-time homemaker | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (20.0%) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Unemployed | 10 (26.3%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 (15.0%) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Student | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Retired | 1 (2.6%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other (disabled) | 3 (7.9%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (10.0%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other (social security) | 2 (5.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other (unspecified) | 2 (5.3%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing data | 4 (10.5%) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (10.0%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Relationship status | ||||||||||
| Single | 15 (39.5%) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 (15.0%) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Significant other | 3 (7.9%) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 (15.0%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Married | 9 (23.7%) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 (55.0%) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Separated | 1 (2.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divorced | 6 (15.8%) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 (10.0%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Widowed | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing data | 4 (10.5%) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (10.0%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Living situation | ||||||||||
| Alone | 16 (42.1%) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| With family (immediate or extended) | 9 (23.7%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 (60.0%) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| With a friend(s) or roommate(s) | 3 (7.9%) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| With significant other | 6 (15.8%) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 (25.0%) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| At a nursing home | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assisted living | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missing data | 4 (10.5%) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (10.0%) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
i: One patient dropped out of study during focus group
Note: Percentages (%) are rounded; each criterion (where appropriate) ≈ 100%.